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Data Connection Status and Indicators
Yourphonenotifiesyouofthecurrentstatusofyourdataconnectionthroughstatusiconsinthe
StatusBar.Thefollowingsymbolscanbedisplayed:
Yourphoneisconnectedtothehigh-speed4GLTESprintMobileBroadbandNetwork.Whenthe
signalbandsareanimated,yourphoneisscanningandconnecting.Duringdatatransfer,the
animatediconisnotused(forexample,whenyouareopeningawebpage).Whenthesignalbands
aregray,yourphoneisconnectedtothenetwork,signalisweak.
Whenboththebandsandthe4GLTEiconaregray,thereisnocoverageandyouaredisconnected
fromthe4GLTEnetwork.
Yourphoneisconnectedtothehigh-speedSprintMobileBroadbandNetwork(3G/1x).Whenthe
arrowsareanimated,yourphoneistransferringdata.Whenthearrowsaregray,yourphoneis
connectedtothenetworkbutisnotcurrentlytransferringdata.Ineitherstate,youcanreceive
incomingcalls.
Ifyoudonotseeanindicator,yourphonedoesnothaveacurrentdataconnection.Tolauncha
connection,seeLaunchaWebConnection.
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Fromyourphone,youcanadd,setup,andmanagevirtualprivatenetworks(VPNs)thatallowyou
toconnectandaccessresourcesinsideasecuredlocalnetwork,suchasyourcorporatenetwork.
Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection
DependingonthetypeofVPNyouareusingatwork,youmayberequiredtoenteryourlogin
credentialsorinstallsecuritycertificatesbeforeyoucanconnecttoyourcompany'slocalnetwork.
Youcangetthisinformationfromyournetworkadministrator.
BeforeyoucaninitiateaVPNconnection,yourphonemustfirstestablishaWi-Fiordataconnection.
Forinformationaboutsettingupandusingtheseconnectionsonyourphone,seeTurnWi-FiOnand
ConnecttoaNetwork.
Set Up Secure Credential Storage
Ifyournetworkadministratorinstructsyoutodownloadandinstallsecuritycertificates,youmustfirst
setupthephone'ssecurecredentialstorage.